Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana (Yamina) on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the Knesset as part of the Norwegian Law, which permits ministers to resign from the Knesset in order to allow the next person on their party’s slate to enter the Knesset.
As a result Shirley Pinto, a Yamina candidate for the Knesset, will enter the Knesset in 48 hours, becoming the first deaf Knesset member in Israel.
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